- Date
- September 8, 1979
- Place
- Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N67BBBrown V-EZE
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790908024199A
- Case key
- 133941
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2249 79/9/8 PLAINFIELD,IL BROWN V-EZE CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 373 TIME - 1330 N67BB PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINFIELD,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLTS ATTENTION ON ACFT ON ACTIVE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67BB
- Reported as
- Brown V-EZE
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Clow
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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